Sunshine Coast Council

Council will investigate reports of abandoned vehicles and goods by making reasonable enquiries. Council may check:

• the vehicle and goods condition
• location of vehicles and goods
• potential ownership
• any registration.

Goods may include camping gear, tent, furniture or a vessel. 

Council will try to find the vehicle or goods owner and have them remove it from council land. If we can't locate the owner, a notice will be placed on the vehicle or goods advising that it will be removed by a certain date. We may tow a vehicle immediately if it is a danger to public safety.

If an abandoned vehicle or good is not removed by the date on the notice, council will impound the vehicle or good.

If the vehicle or goods are not claimed within one month of being impounded, we will advertise it for 14 days. It will then be disposed of by public auction. Council may dispose of vehicles or goods of no value (e.g. damaged, missing parts or not roadworthy) without going to auction.

Unregistered vehicles not stored on private property are considered abandoned.

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

If you spot an abandoned vehicle, you can email Customer Service. Please include:

• vehicle description including colour, make, model and registration number (where possible)
• specific location to help locate the vehicle.

Note: abandoned vehicles on main or State controlled roads are managed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Refer to the list of State controlled roads in the Sunshine Coast region[227KB].

Impounded vehicles or goods

Owners who would like to collect impounded vehicles or goods must:

• do so within one month of impounding
• complete the application form[238KB] (as required under state government laws)
• send proof of ownership and photo identification (drivers licence, 18+ card or passport) which has been verified by a Justice of the Peace via email. Or you can bring proof of ownership and photo identification to a council customer service centre.

On receipt of proof of ownership and photo identification council will contact you to pay the release fees and any other applicable charges. You will also need to provide release paperwork so that you can collect your vehicle or goods.

Date impounded	Make	Model	Colour	Registration	Location when impounded	Reference number
24/08/2021	Ford	F100	Green	861DYZ	Clarence Place,  SIPPY DOWNS	IV2100638
02/09/2021	Mitsubishi	Outlander	Grey	AW82GQ	Renison Drive, KULUIN	IV2100716
06/09/2021	Volkswagen	Golf	Grey	533WDI	Commerce Avenue, WARANA	IV2100685
10/09/2021	Catamaran		White and orange		50m East of Sycamore Drive, CURRIMUNDI	IV2100358
28/09/2021	Hyundai	Getz	Black	717YPO	Havana Road West, PEREGIAN SPRINGS	IV2100736
29/09/2021	Ford	Focus			Harvey Lane, MERIDAN PLAINS	IV2100759
06/10/2021	Unknown	Scooter	Blue		10 White Oak Street, SIPPY DOWNS	IV2100771
12/10/2021	Holden	Barina	Silver		Reservoir Rd, LANDSBOROUGH	IV2100784
14/10/2021	Hyundai	Accent	Silver		Doonan Bridge Road East, DOONAN	IV2100781
14/10/2021	Subaru	Impreza Hatchback			Allambie Street, MAROOCHYDORE	IV2100805
21/10/2021	Holden				Grahame Stewart Park, Currimundi Road, CURRIMUNDI	IV2100869
21/10/2021	Unknown Make				13 Beerwah Parade, BEERWAH	IV2100748
02/11/2021	Toyota	Hilux	White	348WPK	Central Park 81-239 Arthur St CALOUNDRA	IV2100836
08/11/2021		Trailer	White		Outrigger Park, Nicklin Way MINYAMA	IV2100848
09/11/2021			Orange/White		Toilet Block and Chambers Island Bradman Ave MAROOCHYDORE	IV2100849
10/11/2021	Toyota	Corolla	Orange	279AF3	Koolamba 14 Richards St MAROOCHYDORE	IV2100876
11/11/2021	Mitsubishi	Gallant	Black	533YQT	160 Tepequar Dr MAROOCHYDORE  QLD  4558	IV2100872
15/11/2021	Daihatsu	Charade	White		Unicentral 7-15 Varsityview Ct SIPPY DOWNS  QLD  4556	IV2100925
22/11/2021	Mazda		Silver		59 Keith Royal Dr MARCOOLA QLD 4564	IV2100901

Date impounded	Item description	Address impounded	Reference number
24/08/2021	1 x Generator Green/Yellow CHV	Belli Park	GOOD IMP21/0034
24/08/2021	1 x Generator AEG 3800W	Belli Park	GOOD IMP21/0035
01/10/2021	A frame	Cnr Rooke St and Elisabeth St Dicky Beach	GOOD IMP21/0045
12/10/2021	Camping items, cookware, clothing, fishing rods and reels	Fisherman's Rd Maroochydore	GOOD IMP21/0049
03/11/2021	Marquees, clothing & suitcase	Quota Park Nambour	GOOD IMP21/0059
15/11/2021	Corflute sign - Driveu.vip. Muay Thai. Cash for bottles. Artists Markets and fairs. Comedy festival. Ex ice addict. Compost worms. Good place. My deck. Gold class blinds. Coast to coast bores. Beachtree distillery	Nicklin Way Currimundi to Buddina	VARIOUS
17/11/2021	Corflute Signs - Nurcha. Nightquarter. Artists market. Swing patrol. Mega fair. Concertos warehouse. Lime window. Millwell Rd community centre	Kawana Way Birtinya	VARIOUS
02/12/2021	Corflute signage - Brazilian Style Cafe, Jetski Hire, Good Slice Pizza, Drive U, Lift Strength and Conditioning, The Lane, Gold Class Blinds, Beach Rd Coffee Co, Wax Espresso	Aerodrome Rd	GOOD IMP21/00042

Sunshine Coast Council abandoned vehicle auctions have moved to an online auction platform. Slattery Auctions will run regular auctions for all abandoned vehicles and unclaimed impounded items.

These auctions will occur on a regular basis and are open to everyone. Online bidding will be available for all items.

Terms and conditions

• Auctions are held online at Slattery Auctions website.
• Images are available on Slattery's Sunshine Coast Council auction page prior to auction.
• Full payment is required on the day of the auction (EFTPOS accepted).
• Items are sold 'as is' and must be collected on the Wednesday following the auction between 9am–4pm from Nambour. Additional storage costs will be charged on items not collected on this day.
• Council reserves the right to withdraw any vehicle advertised before the auction.